Name change not on KMT agenda, chairman saysBy Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporterChanging the name of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) is not on its agenda, KMT Chairman Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) said yesterday, after comments by KMT legislative caucus whip Lin Wei-chou (林為洲) prompted discussion of the topic. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Johnny Chiang speaks to reporters at an event in Taichung yesterday. This stance has not changed, the KMT said, adding that discussion of a name change has never been included on the agendas of the party’s reform committee or its National Congress, which convened on Sept. 6. Suggestions related to a name change from party members show that no topic is closed to discussion within the KMT, it said. The KMT “firmly believes that reform is the focus, rather than a name change,” it said.

Source: Taipei Times October 11, 2020 15:56 UTC